Folding ironing board



July 19, 1932- J. WORLEY, JR., ET AL FOLDING IRONING BOARD OriginalFiled Sept. 9," 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 2 i n, m "/5 /5 /2 Tififi- :1 rhlmY4 w -/o "C in 52 53: H; 1 L Z32 Zl' Ci/VENTOQS 16 JOHN Wows YJe.

ATTORNEYS JOHN WORLEY; J35,

Patented July [19, 1932 jv T TE I roLnme somwqnein jf;

. I. WILLIAMS, or Los anqnnnscnmronnra Ann RALPH J. BURKE, or i roo;CALfiEORNiA, ziss enons 'ro-nnitjrnii A naeoi filedse'ptember 9, 1929,Serial No. 391,346. Bel revved March 14 1932; j

Our invention relates generally to ironing boards and moreparticularlyto thetype of ironing board whichis foldable into and out ofa wall cabinet to economizein space.

, It is a purpose of our invention to provide an ironing board oftheabove described character embodying simple and substantial means bywhich the board proper when in its working position, is rendered capableof beingadjusted in a'horizontal direction to assume various angularrelationships to the wall'in which thecabinet of the board is mounted,and thereby enable the operator t'o clear obstructions in the room andto perform the ironing operation in the most convenient location, allthe-while insuring that the board will providethe necessary stableand'unyielding support for the work.

It is a further purpose of our invention to provide a folding ironingboard embodying novel means for definitely limitingmove ment ofthe boardproper; to its workingposition, and for firmlysupporting the board inits working position from the cabinet.

It is another purp ose of our invention to provide a folding ironingboard which is characterized by its all metal construction, and itscapability of being manufacturedat a comparatively. small cost, inaddition to the advantages of durability and compactness. We'willdescribe'only one form of folding ironing board embodying our inventionand will then point out the novelfeatures thereof in the claims.

Inthe accom-panyingdrawings,

tion one form of ironing .boardrenibodying our invention, in its foldedposition, with a. door included in the device omitted for the sake ofclearness. r

Fig. 2 is a vertical section view taken on the line 2.2 of Figure 1 andlooking in the direction ofthearrows. i j

Fig. 3 is afragmentary sectional viewsimilar to Figure 1 andillustrating the Working position of the ironing board. 1'

F ig. 4is a horizontal sectional view on the line H of Figure 3 and thedirection of the arrows.

looking in p p is horizontallydisposed f F g. 1 s a view showing infronteleva aka tional views takenrespectively on the lines 55 and 6+6ofFigure land looking i th Figure 7 isan enlarged-detail sectionallooking'in'the direction of the arrows.

. 5 Referring specifically tothe drawings in directionoftherespective-arrows, and" p B3 View taken on the l1ne'7.7 of F1gure2andwhich similar reference characters designate similarparts" in each ofthe several, views,

our invention in its present fembodimenticom prises a support in theform ofa rectangular cabinet 10, preferably constructed 'o-fsheet metalto forma rear wall 10, side w'allsll, topand bottom Walls 12and13'respectively, and an open front. 3 Sidetrim members 14 andtop'tandbottom trim members 15 and 16yare secured to the front edges of thecabinet walls by fastening members 17 ,and the cabinetis'adapted to beplacedinl awalllof .a building in a perpendicular position andjto besecuredto the. usual studding 18 in the wall byfaste'ning members (notshown) ex;- tending through the" side. walls; 11 ofthe cabinet into the'studding; I The openfront of the cabinet is adapted to be closed by ahinged door 20; and in-the cabinet an ironing board B is'i-mounted ,iorpivotal movement to occupy the folded p'osition shown in Figure2whereinthe board is substantially upright in-the cabinet so, as to beconcealed when the door '20 is; closed, and to occupy the-..workingposition shown. in Figure 3 Wherein the; boardprojects through the openfront of the cabinet: and

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project 'from'one end;of=the board and through W ich extendpivot'pins'23' inithe form ofnails. The pins 23 are adapted'to pass throughopenings inqthe 1 side walls-11 of the cabinet and tobe driven into thestud ding 18. An "inner annulus 24. inlthe form of a sheet metal band ofadiametersubstantially equal tofthe width ofboardld; is sec ed. fla w sw th e,v fr me 21. by r s and a metal strapgfi spans te tam nt;

secured thereto by rivets 27 and to the It will be seen that, sinceannulus 24 riveted withinirame-21, arms 22"may'be con- I sidered asapair of substantially tangential arms extending in the samedirection'from V substantially opposite'sides of the outerperiph'eryofsaid annulus,

' The ironing board Bis is secured by rivets 30 'a' second' and outerannulus '31'also in thegform of a metal' band v andoif slightlyjlargerdiameter thanigthe-inne r"annulus24. A metal strap 32' spans the boardBtransversely andis secured to its depending-flange29 by rivets 33 and tothe outerannulus 31 by rivets 34 seas to rigidly support the outerannulus from the board,

' The upper ed'ge of the inner annulu s24 is provided withanoutwardlyfprojecting rannular fiangel whereas the lower'edge of theouter annulus 31 is provided with an inwardprojecting annular flange36.v Itwi'll be I seen that theupper face 21a of the fclosedend of theU-frame 21 and the upper edge 26a of strap" 26- form together asubstantially annu- ;1ar,:h0rizontal seat 26 17 when the board is inlowered or op'erative position,and,that the the latter weight of theboard is then taken on this seat through annulus "31 and; its flange 36,having rotational bearing on said 7 It "will also be "notedt'hatannulus-24 extendsupwardly through the, aperture of this annul'ar'seat26b 5) at 2 ia, the onter' peripheral filC8'24b0f this extended portioncomprising a radial bearing fac'ecomplementary to and "in rotationalbearing relation with the inner peripheral bearing face36a off-flange36. Bearing portion 24a extends axially toxtransverse face or shoulder36b presented'by the upper face of flange 36,

flange 35 beingoutturned from and integral with portion 24a andoverlapping shoulder 36b to 1 hold flange" 36 down toseat 26?), or,

in other words, to hold annulus 31' andboard Bfagainst axialdisplacement in one direc-;

'tion' (upward) with respect to annulus 2 1 and frame 21. Thus flanges35'and 36interengage as clearly shown in Figures 5" and ,6 so as toconnect the annuli24 and 31 together in [concentric relationship forrelative rotation. Theannuli which broadly; each constitutes aconnecting element, thus co-act to mountthe ironing board B onjthe frame21' for swiveling movement so'thatthe board can be swung relative to theframe 21 about the axes of theannuli tov'arious angular Vpositionsinajhorizontal plane'when' the board 7 occupies the workingposition shown in FignresB'and 4. a A

annulus 24 by rivets 28-tothe end that the annulus will be rigidlysupported in the *frame, a

constructed of sheet- 2 metalfwith one end curvedand its marginaledgeprovided with a dependingiflange 29; 7' ufUnderneath the;--board-Bat its curved .end

' JThe annular flange 36 is interposed slidable between the'annularflange 35 and i the frame 21 so as to co+act therewithin preventinglateral displacement of the two I,

annuli from each other yetpermit their relative rotation, all-whileaffording a large bearing surface to insure a rigid connection betweenthe ironing board and the frame 21 under loads {imposed on the ironingboard during'the'ironingjoperation.

flanges 35 and 36 and the frame: 21 'to nor- Vmally retain the annuliagainst frelative. r0 'tation so as .to frictionally maintain theironing board in a selected position of ad- 7 justment. The friction,however, is ineffective to resist swiveling of the ironing boardmanually upon'grasping a side edge of the board near its free end andexerting pressure against the board laterally.

To firmly support the ironing board'in it'sworking position, a'pair ofrectangular 'metal "plates 37 are secured-by rivets 38 to the side'walls ll of the oabine tg 'and are'pro:

pins 23 pass Spanning the cabinet horizontally and secured to the plates37'by rivets 39, are upper andlower stopmembers id and 41 respectively,constructed of'metal of L shaped'cross' section. The stop member 40 isdisposed rearwardly ofthe pivot pins 23 weight of the ironing board andloads thereon; to thus doubly insurethat the ironing board willbefi'rmlysupported in its working a position, yet can be instantly swungupwardiv to its folded position in the cabinet.

As the ironing board, when in folded po- 7 sition, does not'quite'r'eacha perpendicular so as to remain in the cabinet, the metal of the plates37 is extruded to form pro.-

tuberances 42 disposed in the pathjof moveinent of the arms 22 sothat-thelatterwvill have wiping engagement with the protubervided withopenings through which the pivot ances and be slightly, sprung inwardlythere 'i by to'frictionally holdthearms against movement in the foldedposition of the board asclearly shown in Figure 7 .From the foregoing.descrlptiomitwill be most ease and dispatch,'be swung-aboutthe commonaxis of the pivots23 to either its folded 'or working position, and whenin the latter position can be 'swiveled horizontally aboutthecommonaxisof the annuli '24 and manifestthat the board B can, with theute 31 to occupy "any angular position desired as a decidedadvantagein-ironing in close quarj Furthermore,sufficient friction is set up obetween-the confronting surfaces of, the i ters, all while insuring thatthe board will be firmly supported in working positionbythe provision ofthe stop members 40 and 41,

and will be firmly connected toethe frame 21 by the co-acting annuli 24and 31 which provide the necessary large bearing surface to prevent anyvertical play therebetweeng' yet adjustment of the understood thatvarious changes and modi.

fications' may be made therein without departing from the spirit of theinvention and the spirit and scope of the appended claims. I p 7 v v p Vboards comprisinga :frame *adaptedto be lVe claim: V 1. A swivellngconnection for an lronmg board comprising a U shaped frame having armsby which the frame is adapted to be it mounted on a support, an annulussecured in said frame, a second annulus adapted to be secured to anironing board, and interengaging annular flanges on the annuli one ofwhich is interposed between the other and said frame for connecting theannuli for relative rotation and against lateral displacement. 7 V

2. A swiveling connection for an iron ng board comprising a U shapedframe having arms by which the frame is adapted to' be mounted on asupport, an annulus secured in .said frame, a second annulus adapted tobe secured to an ironing board, and means on the annuli co-acting withthe frame to connect the annuli together for relative rotation andagainst lateral displacement. V

3. In a device of the character described, an ironing board having adepending flange around its marginal edge, an annulussecured underneaththe ironing board to said depending flange, a strap securedto-thedepending flange and to said annulus to rigidly support the latter,a Ushaped frame adapted to be connectedto a support, a second annulussecured to the frame, a strap spanning and secured to the frame and tothe second annulus to rigidly support the latter, and means forconnecting the annuli in concentric relationship for relative rotation.

.Lln a device of the character described,

an ironing board having a dependingflange around its marginal edge, anannulus secured the frame and to the second annulus to rigidly supportthe latter, and interengaging annular flanges on the annuli,connecting'the latter in concentric relationship for relative rotation.

5. In a device ofthecharacterdescribed, an

ironing board having a xdepending flange around its marg1nal-edge',-anannulus secured underneath the ironing board tosaid depend v w ingflange, a strap secured. to the sdepending flange and to said annulus torigidly support the latter, a U shaped frame". adapted to be connectedto a support, a second annulus secured to the frame, a strap spanningandse cured to the frame and to the second annulus to rigidly supportthe latter, and interengag ing annular flanges on'the annuli oneof'which' I 1s interposed between the other {and said, Q

frame for connecting the annuli togethertinconcentric relatlonship forrelatrve rotatwn and against lateral displacement?" 6. A swivelingconnection .for ironing'.

mounted on asupport, an annulussecuredin the frameand having anfannularflange pro-f ectmg outwardly therefrom in spaced "relation to the frame,and a second annulus adapt- 'ed'to be secured'to an -ironing board,having an annular flange projecting inwardly therefrom and interposedbetween the flangeof the first annulus and the frame to pivotallyconnect the annuliand prevent relative axial displacement thereof. p I i7. A swiveling connection for ironing boards comprising a frameadaptedtojbe mounted on a support, an annulus secured inthe frame andembraced by the latter, the anto pivotally connect the annuli andprevent relative axial displacement thereof. i

" 8. In a swiveling connection foran ironing board, an annulus, apair ofsubstantially tangential attachment arms extending inthe same directionfrom substantially opposite sides ofthe outer periphery of said annulus,and a peripheral, radial bearing face on said annulus I 9. Ina'swiveling connection for an ironing board, an annulu'sofadiainete'rfsubstantially' equal to the width. of the board, a pair ofsubstantially tangential attachment arms extending in the same directionfrom substantially oppositesides' ofthe oute'r periphery of saidannulus, and a peripheral, radial hearing face on said annulus. i

10. In a swiveling connection for an ironing board, an annulus, a pairof substantially tangential attachment arms extendinginthe samedirection from substantially opposite sides of, the outer periphery ofsaidannulus, a vperipheral, radial bearing 'face on said annulus, saidarms beingadapted to be [connected to a support, an annulus adapted tobe 30 carried on the underside of the ironing board" andliavingperipheral rotational fit'with the v r v firstimentionedannulus,- and a transverse 1 flange on one of the'annuli overlapping the7 other annulus and holding oneannulus from axial displacement in onedirection'with re-' speot .to the otherannulus; r 11. In a swivelingconnection for an iron ing board, a pair of annuli, one of which annuli'is adapted to be secured to the ironing I -lo board,vone lof saidannuli. having a portion thereof having (peripheral, rotatioal fit inthe other annulus and extending axiallyv to a V transverse face of saidother annulus,' an out turned marginal flange at the end of saidextended portionand-overlapping said transverse faceto hold "one of saidannuli against axialv movement in one direction W1th respect I j tothefother annulus, and attachmentmeans I 7 extending outwardly from theouter periph- '20 ery of one of the annuli and adapted to be at 'tachednear its outer end to asupport. 12."In a swiveling connection'for aniron' ing board, a pairofannuli, one of which annuli'is adapted to besecured tovthe ironing board, one of saidannuli having a portion thereofhaving peripheral rotational fit in the other annulus and extendingaxially to a V transverse facejof said, other annulus, an outturnedmarginal flange at the end ofs'aidex- '30 tended portion'and-overlappingsaid transverse 'face to hold'one of said annuli against axial movementin one direction with respect to th'e'other'annulus, and a pair oftangential attachment arms extendingin' the same direc- 36 tion fromsubstantially opposite sides of the outer periphery of one of theannuli.

13; A swiveling connection for an ironing 1 board comprising a seatmember adapted to extend horizontally from a support, arms at V 40onevend of said seat member adapted-to be;

connected to said support, a substantially annular,-horizontallyextending seat at the other end of said member, a second memberadaptedto be secured to the underside ofthe ironing board, saidsecond-member being sup ported and having: rotational bearing on saidseat, an annulus fixed with relation to one member and extendingvertically through the Y aperture of the annular seat, said annulushaving peripheral, rotational fit Within the 7 other member, and ahorizontal, marginal v flange on saidannulusand horizontally overlappingsaid other member to hold said sec- 0nd member down to said seat.

e 1 JOHN WORLEY, JR.

RALPH J. BURKE.

